M. D. A. Chaudhary vs Kartar Chand - 2025 Supreme(SC) 1600

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1600

MANOJ MISRA, SANJAY KAROL
M. D. A. Chaudhary – Appellant
Versus
Kartar Chand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
M/S. Lawfic, Advocate, Mr. M.S. Vishnu Sankar, Advocate, Mr. Koshy John, Advocate, Ms. Athira G Nair, Advocate, Mr. Aditya Santosh, Advocate, Ms. Viddusshi, Advocate and Ms. Haritha H, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Nikhil Jain, Advocate and Ms. Divya Jain, Advocate, for the Respondent.

Table of Content
1. claimant suffered serious injuries from an accident. (Para 3 , 4)
2. high court enhanced compensation based on tribunal's errors. (Para 5 , 6)
3. court recalculates compensation applying correct multiplier. (Para 10 , 11)
4. final orders for compensation and interest established. (Para 12 , 13)

ORDER :

7 years 3 months 14 years Excluding application for review and recall 11 months

3. The brief facts giving rise to this appeal are that on 1st January 1993, the claimant-appellant, then aged 27 and employed as a Sepoy in the Army, was proceeding towards the bank on his bicycle, when the offending vehicle bearing registration number HR-01-A-9247, driven by Kartar Chand, Respondent No.1 herein struck and dragged him for a considerable distance. Consequently, the claimant-appellant suffered serious head injuries and multiple fractures in his left foot. He underwent treatment at the Military Hospital, Chandimandir, where a rod was inserted in his left foot and his jaw was repaired with metal wires. He was later admitted again for further treatment of his left leg in the Military Hospital. On account of the injuries suffered, the claimant-appellant sustained permanent disabili

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